Reid: 'We feel really good' about Senate races

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is predicting that Democrats will hold onto their Senate majority this November, reflecting the newfound sense of optimism following the retirement announcement of Maine Republican Olympia Snowe.

There are 23 Democratic-held Senate seats up for election this fall, versus only 10 for Republicans. Coming out the GOP landslide in 2010, most pundits had forecast the demise of the Democratic majority.

Snowe's move, especially this late in the primary calendar, puts a GOP held seat into play. And Democrats are looking to defeat Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts. And if they do and grab the Maine seat, the odds of a Republican majority in 2013 would grow slimmer, especially if President Barack Obama is reelected.

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey has also decided to get into the Nebraska Senate race, giving Reid an opportunity to hold on the seat of the retiring Democrat. Ben Nelson.

"We feel really good," Reid said on CNN's "State of the Union." "We've had some good fortune in North Dakota, in Massachusetts, in Nevada, in Arizona. We have some good candidates all over. I feel very comfortable where we're going to wind up in November."

"And most of the pundits are saying that now, especially in light of the fact that Snowe has stepped down," he added. "We have my friend, Bob Kerrey, going to run in Nebraska. We have some good things going on around the country.'